M3.4 earthquake 34 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 34 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska on Sun, May 18, 1980, 8:17 AM GMT-9 (17:17 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 11 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-18 17:17:29 UTC
- Depth
- 36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.838° N, 150.704° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.511 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 16906 days ago · 73 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.729 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 16900 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.013 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 16885 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.320 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 16881 days ago · 80 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.024 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 16872 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00017a3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:12 AM UTC.